Pulling a 120 pound warbow

[wimpieXD1]

i shoot 27 pond compound but idk i just cant handel more :s

[TensionAirsoft]

You guys are idiots, look at the title, it says nothing about shooting it.

[Luzagal]

Why would you not shoot it... -_-

[Shaw52587]

Gotta agree with other posters... Fire the damn thing! Cool video anyway, though. Thanks for posting it!

[appa609]

Well, I can't complain about the title's accuracy.

[yard12346]

FIREE!!!!!!!

[jacobbucklin]

Let go of the mother-fucking arrow!!!

[DragonBoyGame]

Ya!

[heavybows]

Your a Internet coward!

[threeMsMC]

FAT!!!!

[Me102288]

nice, I'm up to a 40 pound longbow that has a shelf.. could say I'm training my arms.. not my archery skills lol

I think the medieval longbows were made of "iron oak" and archers were paid more then knights because they could kill a man 100 yards away..

Anybody know how to make a fire arrow? always wanted to try that

[Furaxxxxx]

@Me102288 Well could try taking an arrow and wrapping a piece of cloth around it which you have dipped in any flammable material. Then light it on fire and..fire:D

[Me102288]

@Furaxxxxx Hmm after securing it really good so the arrow doesn't leave without it and land on my foot,

cool, maybe attach some fire cracker and use a primer or blank to det it ..muuahahaha

silent artilery?

[heavybows]

thank you

[JeremySatan]

No wonder your arms are that size. ;)

[heavybows]

its a little thicker than inch.

[PaulkyArcher]

It looks to be a inch thick

[leeham991]

120 lbs, 1 mm width, hitting that unprotected arm.

Don't let go of it, son.

[warbowgeeks]

wow, you should make a video of it shooting.

[heavybows]

ive shot a english flightbow 353 yards i think world record is well over 415 yards.

[joec123able]

@heavybows no your wrong record is over 800 yrds with a english long bow or atlest bak in medieval times

[equiums1]

@joec123able No your wrong, the only records we have point to a good (roving) shot in Medieval times being about 400 yards so we could assume a little more for flight but 800 has never been achieved from an ELB.

[EpiphoneArchtopLover]

@joec123able Check your facts retard. the best archers of the time of Edward III could only shoot half that distance. A Turkish flight bow could shoot maybe 800, but certainly not an English longbow.

[heavybows]

eastern red cedar

[OsirisBlades]

Is that Bow made of Yew sure looks like it

[robalan66]

can anyone tell me the purpose of having one of these bows other than it's a cool think to have? Just curious

[robbieatvic]

Nice mate, you got some strengh in those arms. Just have to work on your tec. try the trad method out of england, lean forward, into the bow and krank that rear arm. Great stuff tho

[Verradonairun]

What's the max range of that thing?

[steveoreese]

Hi Heavybows, We're getting ready to move to Texas after living in England for eight years. I have a warbow and I was wondering if you know of any groups in the States that get together and shoot warbow clouts? Some of the funnest times I've had over here were just shooting big arrows as far as we could! Thanks

[heavybows]

thank you

[Gh0str1d3r1973]

awesome bow!



[12kostas1]

xaxaxa!!!!



[gregschlo11]

great! like in the middle ages!

[WizzleThump]

would have liked to see a shot after all that pullin.

i feel like you've given me blue balls.

[actionadventures]

That's an amazing bow. Thumbs up.

[awlach8]

might have been answered already, but i couldn't find it. who made the bow? looks beautiful!

[withouterms]

WoW!Really impressive my friend!Thumbs up!~

Eve~

[Mozimmermann1]

Thanks for sharing!

Kisses

[heavybows]

nicksynnz is just training. be surprise how fast you increase draW draw weight. cheers

[nicksynnz]

That is pretty cool: I have enough problems with a 55 lb bow.

[heavybows]

5tonywwv yes i use a bow stringer that i made.

[JamesTCA]

If you let go of the string the arrow flies better.

[heavybows]

That bow is made from eastern red cedar.

[John19668]

Was that a laminate (possibly hickory and osage) or yew bow?

Made it look easy anyway.

[heavybows]

svendreyria yes those bows are made shoot a 32" arrow. iven been shooting high poundage bows for 12 years.

[SvenDreyriAx]

Dude, you do realise it is a 'Welsh Longbow'. It was Wales that British longbows came from, and Welsh archers that fired them for the english.

Also You should really use longer arrows at your draw length. I would hate to see you shoot through your hand, you need at least a couple inches in front of the bow...

[heavybows]

they are all fun to shoot.

[heavybows]

Thanks bro!

[5tonyvvvv]

@heavybows do u use a stringer to string your bows?

[smith45acp]

dude is built like a brick sh1thouse

[heavybows]

ewbecht thank you

[ewbecht]

120lb.s, wow, my respect to you

[heavybows]

guns are easy to shoot with practice. crossbows are easy to shoot . the longbow takes time and dedication. its up to the person what type of equipment they want to shoot. Cheers Marlon

[Thompsonjuekr]

@heavybows Guns are easy to shoot? Try some long range engagements on 700 meters or more, under time presure without a rangefinder and with a 25 mp/h half value wind and some nasty gusts. Pulling a trigger is easy like shooting a bow. Shooting a firearm is defently not just about pulling the trigger. To master a firearm in all conditions under stress and in engagements you need a lot of training and dedication.

[69avocado]

@Thompsonjuekr why do you think the English had the most incredible armies? because they trained soldiers with longbows. while other armies (if they even have a ranged group) used crossbows.

[69avocado]

@Thompsonjuekr why? because it was easy to train a soldier to use one. the longbow required years of practice to even get it to full draw, let alone fire it in precicion. which, they did not always know how to do. a directer often called and told sequences to rain arrows down on approaching groups. which was practiced on a tremendous sized clearing, practicing degrees of coordinating and estimating from the instructor, though there was ofter 3.

[69avocado]

@Thompsonjuekr more was too many and if there was less enemy sharpshooters would pick them off, leaving the force hopeless. guns were an more powerful alternative to crossbows. they are easier to train soldiers on in a shorter amount of time. THAT is why they are easier.

[Thompsonjuekr]

@69avocado Listen, I am talking about long range Marksmanship and not about any historical facts and not tried to compare these things. I said that you shouldn't think shooting is easy. Like you said shooting an bow is not just about putting some arrows on some targets on 10 yards. And the same goes for long range engagements and other shooting. Of course, everyone can go to an range and shoot on paper on 20 yards. That requires no skill, like shooting an arrow on an plate at 20 yards.

[69avocado]

@Thompsonjuekr the average person (who is not a dumbass) can shoot a plate at 20 yards with a rife plus about 6 minutes of instruction. the average person CAN NOT shoot a plate at 20 yards with a low power (40lbs) bow. they could be instructed taught and be practicing for an hour before they MAYBE hit it.

[Thompsonjuekr]

@69avocado Post Part2: Also you can not compare Archers with modern Soldiers. Archers were if I remember right an supporting force that can not live in an open fight without any melee units. Today there is now unit in the military that can be compared with an medival archer squad. Maybe modern howitzers or CAS/CMS or a Sniper Team that covers moving infantry with a .50. And like I mentioned before being a good Soldier/Sniper/DM is lot more than just to be able to pull the trigger.

[69avocado]

@Thompsonjuekr i cant? i just did. and they could linve an open fight without any melee units. good ancient archers could fire 6 shots on a 80lb-100lb bow in 12 seconds. rangers did it in 8 seconds.

[aaronvespro]

@Thompsonjuekr you'e wrong about archers being unable to fight without melee units. they were the vast majority of king richards army at agincourt, and his archers shot the french knoghts up and then pushed them into the mud and cut their throats.

[coolkill31]

are guns, cross bows, or bows the best?

[gennaman2bit]

@coolkill31 crossbows and bows are no longer used in warfare, so the answer is Guns.

[Porfinnr]

You're very strong!!! 

[XxIAmRedeemedxX]

Damn O_O

[heavybows]

My arrows were not finish. I will make a video Of me shooting it.

[sosomasocoma]

how can you pull it like that and not shoot it??? too tempting

[SenseiStrange]

thats a burly bow there friend

[heavybows]

Thanks Luke cheers Marlon

[NormanOfTorn10]

Geez Marlon! You are a horse!!! Keep up the good work. You make me feel like a sissy with my 85# Fedora! I better get at it and start shooting more!

Take Care.

Luke J.

[heavybows]

Hello I haven't strung that bow in 8 years. That bow pulls 25# per inch. The farthest I pulled it was 20".

[heavybows]

Thanks Mayes alot of weight training.Cheers Marlon

[Mayes041]

Man, that is some kind of draw you got there you pulled that like it was #20 or something..

[heavybows]

Thanks the 290# bow was used to gain strength the farthest i pulled it was 20". I havent strung that in years. Cheers Marlon

[Hunter1000100]

Hey dude so you know the most powerfull bow that was ever made it was #210. And there is no way you can find a bow with #290 pull!

[5tonyvvvv]

@Hunter1000100 cool was it a yew longbow ..or a compound bow?...that guy is strong man,,hes really short..i doubt u could do that.

[TYKKETYKKE]

Damn, Marlon. You pull it like it was nothing. That 290lbs bow you have, can you actually pull that?

[heavybows]

Yes i have a 290# that i used for a training bow. But mostly shoot 150# bow. been very lazy lately.

[PinkyWontWork]

Yeah, that's what it was 290lbs...how many bows do you have now?

[PinkyWontWork]

Hey wtf? you used to pull alot more than this YEARS ago what happened? Didn't you have custom made 200lbs bow?

Remember you went to that competition and some Indian dude with feathers in his arms got pissed off because you had a heavier pull bow? His arm feathers looked like pigeon feathers instead of eagle feathers after that!

[garvonfamily]

Hey, I know that this has been said already but you make that 120 look like 60!!!!! Very impressed!!! Keep up the good work.......maybe someday I will be able to make it look half as easy.

[Erik8702]

Nice! were did you get your bow?

[heavybows]

Thanks Youngbowyer.

[thomasthearcher1415]

You make it look so easy!

Youngbowyer

[heavybows]

Thanks Nick. Cheers Marlon

[dutchwarbow]

you're a beast :)

Nick

[heavybows]

Thanks Ratty yes im trying to get more video. Cheers my friend

[rattyarchery]

hello marlon you make 120# look easy ;-)

excellent.

it would be nice to see you shoot a few arrows. :-)

[heavybows]

Thanks Nick. Yes its a Eastern red cedar made by Marc st louise. Wanted 160# but the bow came out to 120#. I havent shot it Nick. Cheers my friend Marlon

[bigbowbrum]

Nice video Marlon. Needless to say you make it look very easy. How about some footage of you shooting it? By the way, who made the bow? Cheers, your friend Nick.